A Corpus Christi mother who is accused of selling her son and trying to sell her daughters wanted to settle a drug-money debt, according to an arrest report.

Texas Department of Public Safety special agents on June 29 executed a search warrant at a home in Nueces County, where they found a 7-year-old boy.

A woman told investigators she bought the boy from Esmeralda Garza for $2,500.

When investigators asked Garza about her child, she told them her son was with the woman who bought him, officials said.

The arrest report said "Garza stated that she and her boyfriend owe drug money and gave her child to (the woman)" for $500, the clearing of the drug debt and an "extra $700 when the 'custody paperwork' was signed."

DPS Sgt. Nathan Brandley said the woman was "in the process" of selling her two daughters, who are 2 and 3 years old.

The exact address where the warrant was executed was redacted by police.

Garza, 29, was arrested and accused of selling a child, which is a third-degree felony. She was booked into the Nueces County Jail and her bail was set at $100,000.

An unidentified man and woman also were arrested, a news release states.

Brandley said the incident is under investigation.

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